Not a fan of socialism? Me either. But, if the federal government has to backstop free market excesses with taxpayer dollars, how will it eventually unravel the veil, or tarp of intervention? Or should it? The answers are about to unfold before our eyes.

It’s the end of the “American Dream.” It’s the story of how the inevitable bailout of insolvent housing giants Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) – with the Federal Housing Administration soon to follow – will ultimately lead to such sorrowful sequels as “The Death of the Dollar,” “The Downgrading of U.S. Government Debt” and, yes, “The Depression.”